Rome and Italy
... readers, whether Latinists or not. My special thanks are to R. M. Ogilvie for his introduction and generous help with details of interpretation, to Elizabeth Radice for her expert typing, to Judith Wardman for her meticulous copy-editing, and to my friends and members of my family for continuing to ...
... readers, whether Latinists or not. My special thanks are to R. M. Ogilvie for his introduction and generous help with details of interpretation, to Elizabeth Radice for her expert typing, to Judith Wardman for her meticulous copy-editing, and to my friends and members of my family for continuing to ...
fO*^ .3? - IDEALS @ Illinois
... nevertheless, that Augustus was opposed to expansion by conquest, and that the first fifteen years of his rule unmistakably contradict such a policy 19 "he had persistently avoided hazardous adventures beyond the frontiers of the empire and had found a thousand pretexts to deceive the impatience and ...
... nevertheless, that Augustus was opposed to expansion by conquest, and that the first fifteen years of his rule unmistakably contradict such a policy 19 "he had persistently avoided hazardous adventures beyond the frontiers of the empire and had found a thousand pretexts to deceive the impatience and ...
LIVY, VEII, AND ROME: AB URBE CONDITA, BOOK V by KARL
... information surrounding the siege (a bitter defeat followed by a striking victory) as a vehicle for conveying a sense that the maiores exhibited good and sound moral judgment by rejecting the immoral men who strove for personal glory over the good of the state. The next year Livy states that “nothin ...
... information surrounding the siege (a bitter defeat followed by a striking victory) as a vehicle for conveying a sense that the maiores exhibited good and sound moral judgment by rejecting the immoral men who strove for personal glory over the good of the state. The next year Livy states that “nothin ...
Historia - Franz Steiner Verlag
... relatively late writers such as Valerius Antias could have departed radically from the received tradition and hoped to get away with it’. Equally, Rome’s very first historian, Fabius Pictor was not in a position to make things up either; his contemporaries would have been ‘familiar with the main ele ...
... relatively late writers such as Valerius Antias could have departed radically from the received tradition and hoped to get away with it’. Equally, Rome’s very first historian, Fabius Pictor was not in a position to make things up either; his contemporaries would have been ‘familiar with the main ele ...
Ibid. - meguca.org
... line’. This was, in every sense, what the Rubicon would prove to be. By crossing it, Caesar did indeed engulf the world in war, but he also helped to bring about the ruin of Rome’s ancient freedoms, and the establishment, upon their wreckage, of a monarchy – events of primal significance for the his ...
... line’. This was, in every sense, what the Rubicon would prove to be. By crossing it, Caesar did indeed engulf the world in war, but he also helped to bring about the ruin of Rome’s ancient freedoms, and the establishment, upon their wreckage, of a monarchy – events of primal significance for the his ...
The Good, the Bad, and the Barbari: A Comparison of
... experience within the Roman army. He has also witnessed the achievements of Julian, first hand, in Gaul, and devoted much of his work mentioning the successes of Julian’s career.10 This observation could have also influenced Ammianus’ perception of Julian in the Res Gestae. It was also likely that A ...
... experience within the Roman army. He has also witnessed the achievements of Julian, first hand, in Gaul, and devoted much of his work mentioning the successes of Julian’s career.10 This observation could have also influenced Ammianus’ perception of Julian in the Res Gestae. It was also likely that A ...
Veni vidi vici and Caesar`s triumph
... According to Suetonius, the three words veni vidi vici were shown on a titulus. The term is revealing.14 Several Latin authors tell of tituli that were carried in triumphal processions. Both Ovid (Tr. 4.2.20) and Propertius (3.4.16) depict the people of Rome reading names of captured towns on tituli ...
... According to Suetonius, the three words veni vidi vici were shown on a titulus. The term is revealing.14 Several Latin authors tell of tituli that were carried in triumphal processions. Both Ovid (Tr. 4.2.20) and Propertius (3.4.16) depict the people of Rome reading names of captured towns on tituli ...
Caesar`s Rule and Caesar`s Death : Who Lost? Who Gained?
... the best interests of Rome or of their senatorial class. They claimed, with varying levels of sincerity, to be motivated by a desire to save Rome’s Republican form of government from Caesar’s rule.14 They seemed to be ignoring or could not comprehend that their Roman Republic had been corrupted, bat ...
... the best interests of Rome or of their senatorial class. They claimed, with varying levels of sincerity, to be motivated by a desire to save Rome’s Republican form of government from Caesar’s rule.14 They seemed to be ignoring or could not comprehend that their Roman Republic had been corrupted, bat ...
ROME, 63 - Rackcdn.com
... just as in today’s so-called crisis, did anything happen? Was there ever any evidence that Catiline was involved, or any evidence of any conspiracy? Did not the consul Torquatus defend Catiline against charges of being involved in the conspiracy? The “Good men” must think Torquatus quite the fool if ...
... just as in today’s so-called crisis, did anything happen? Was there ever any evidence that Catiline was involved, or any evidence of any conspiracy? Did not the consul Torquatus defend Catiline against charges of being involved in the conspiracy? The “Good men” must think Torquatus quite the fool if ...
Book I Outline
... the Romans and Caesar because his power had been lessened by the Romans’ arrival and his brother had been restored to his old position of power and influence. 23-26. If anything bad happened to the Romans, he had high hopes of getting power through the Helvetians; because of Roman power he was in de ...
... the Romans and Caesar because his power had been lessened by the Romans’ arrival and his brother had been restored to his old position of power and influence. 23-26. If anything bad happened to the Romans, he had high hopes of getting power through the Helvetians; because of Roman power he was in de ...
Herod and Augustus: A Look at Patron
... or by the Parthians, who constantly threatened Rome’s eastern borders.27 Additionally, Rome’s reliance on these states was not just strategic but financial. Pompey instituted a tribute system that enriched not only Rome but also Pompey’s personal treasury. He also set a precedent for dealing with Ju ...
... or by the Parthians, who constantly threatened Rome’s eastern borders.27 Additionally, Rome’s reliance on these states was not just strategic but financial. Pompey instituted a tribute system that enriched not only Rome but also Pompey’s personal treasury. He also set a precedent for dealing with Ju ...
Text Commentary Project Vergil, Aeneid: II.771-795
... The work of the Augustan poet Publius Vergilius Maro left a profound mark on Roman literature. He was born on October 15, 70 BC, near Mantua, Italy, the son of a wealthy farmer whose land was confiscated by Octavian for his veteran soldiers after the Battle of Philippi in 42 BC. In the mid-30s BC, V ...
... The work of the Augustan poet Publius Vergilius Maro left a profound mark on Roman literature. He was born on October 15, 70 BC, near Mantua, Italy, the son of a wealthy farmer whose land was confiscated by Octavian for his veteran soldiers after the Battle of Philippi in 42 BC. In the mid-30s BC, V ...
Hannibal Barca pat
... Main sources of info: ◦ Hannibal was regarded throughout the ancient world as an exceptional General ◦ Polybius: “So great and wonderful is the influence of a Man, and a mind duly fitted by original constitution for any undertaking within the reach of human powers.” ◦ Livy: ““He was fearless in unde ...
... Main sources of info: ◦ Hannibal was regarded throughout the ancient world as an exceptional General ◦ Polybius: “So great and wonderful is the influence of a Man, and a mind duly fitted by original constitution for any undertaking within the reach of human powers.” ◦ Livy: ““He was fearless in unde ...
Cicero`s (S)Trumpet: Roman Women and the Second Philippic By
... that women‘s power was more in the realms of property and commerce with their spouses‘ clientes and amici than in government and law (see Cracco Ruggini; Dixon; Thomas). Besides family members, slaves, and freedmen, most noble and equestrian households included a vast array of clients, friends of va ...
... that women‘s power was more in the realms of property and commerce with their spouses‘ clientes and amici than in government and law (see Cracco Ruggini; Dixon; Thomas). Besides family members, slaves, and freedmen, most noble and equestrian households included a vast array of clients, friends of va ...
A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON THE EARLY ROMAN DICTATORSHIP
... dictatorship, there are references that imply that ancient commentators noticed inconsistencies. This is most evident on the subject of consular versus dictatorial imperium. Polybius describes the dictator as an αὐτοκράτωρ and claims that dictatorial imperium was unrestricted (3.87.7-9). His portra ...
... dictatorship, there are references that imply that ancient commentators noticed inconsistencies. This is most evident on the subject of consular versus dictatorial imperium. Polybius describes the dictator as an αὐτοκράτωρ and claims that dictatorial imperium was unrestricted (3.87.7-9). His portra ...
The Roman Salute - The Ohio State University
... like “certainly” and “seems to have been” are too vague to assure readers that the description here provided is factually correct. Classical antiquity was demonstrably not the true model of the Roman salute, although in the 1920s such a perspective was foisted on a people willing enough to believe t ...
... like “certainly” and “seems to have been” are too vague to assure readers that the description here provided is factually correct. Classical antiquity was demonstrably not the true model of the Roman salute, although in the 1920s such a perspective was foisted on a people willing enough to believe t ...
Περίληψη : Άλλα Ονόματα Τόπος και Χρόνος Γέννησης Κύρια Ιδιότητα
... His most important reform was the exclusion of senators from the higher military ranks, while he started to replace them in the political offices with equites. This policy is also testified in the provinces of Asia Minor, such as Pontus-Bithynia, Cilicia, Lycia-Pamphylia, whereas in the Province of ...
... His most important reform was the exclusion of senators from the higher military ranks, while he started to replace them in the political offices with equites. This policy is also testified in the provinces of Asia Minor, such as Pontus-Bithynia, Cilicia, Lycia-Pamphylia, whereas in the Province of ...
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman
... men were what they still are, and that events took place eighteen centuries ago, as they take place in our days. I then felt that his book, in spite of its faults, will always be a noble work–and that we may correct his errors and combat his prejudices, without ceasing to admit that few men have com ...
... men were what they still are, and that events took place eighteen centuries ago, as they take place in our days. I then felt that his book, in spite of its faults, will always be a noble work–and that we may correct his errors and combat his prejudices, without ceasing to admit that few men have com ...
CORINTH AFTER 44 BC: ETHNICAL AND CULTURAL CHANGES
... None of the ancient writers recorded their number. The information about 3,000 colonists which sometimes appears in the literature on the subject is a guess based on Appian’s mention of exactly 3,000 colonists being sent out to the colony at Carthage, also set up on Caesar’s initiative. It was there ...
... None of the ancient writers recorded their number. The information about 3,000 colonists which sometimes appears in the literature on the subject is a guess based on Appian’s mention of exactly 3,000 colonists being sent out to the colony at Carthage, also set up on Caesar’s initiative. It was there ...
THE LOGISTICS OF THE ROMAN ARMY AT WAR (264 B.C.
... am very grateful to my Doktorvater and mentor, William V. Harris for his support and guidance throughout my graduate studies, and indeed, to the present day. I would also like to express my gratitude to the other members of my committee: Roger S. Bagnall, Richard Billows, Shaye J.D. Cohen and the la ...
... am very grateful to my Doktorvater and mentor, William V. Harris for his support and guidance throughout my graduate studies, and indeed, to the present day. I would also like to express my gratitude to the other members of my committee: Roger S. Bagnall, Richard Billows, Shaye J.D. Cohen and the la ...
Roman agriculture
Agriculture in ancient Rome was not only a necessity, but was idealized among the social elite as a way of life. Cicero considered farming the best of all Roman occupations. In his treatise On Duties, he declared that ""of all the occupations by which gain is secured, none is better than agriculture, none more profitable, none more delightful, none more becoming to a free man."" When one of his clients was derided in court for preferring a rural lifestyle, Cicero defended country life as ""the teacher of economy, of industry, and of justice"" (parsimonia, diligentia, iustitia). Cato, Columella, Varro and Palladius wrote handbooks on farming practice.The staple crop was spelt, and bread was the mainstay of every Roman table. In his treatise De agricultura (""On Farming"", 2nd century BC), Cato wrote that the best farm was a vineyard, followed by an irrigated garden, willow plantation, olive orchard, meadow, grain land, forest trees, vineyard trained on trees, and lastly acorn woodlands.Though Rome relied on resources from its many provinces acquired through conquest and warfare, wealthy Romans developed the land in Italy to produce a variety of crops. ""The people living in the city of Rome constituted a huge market for the purchase of food produced on Italian farms.""Land ownership was a dominant factor in distinguishing the aristocracy from the common person, and the more land a Roman owned, the more important he would be in the city. Soldiers were often rewarded with land from the commander they served. Though farms depended on slave labor, free men and citizens were hired at farms to oversee the slaves and ensure that the farms ran smoothly.